Dawn Byington - Carrying Loss: Stillbirth Due to Trisomy 18 | #092

<p>In episode #092, Dawn shares her personal story of loss. She is a certified childbirth educator and birth doula, and she has started to work with women and those who support them as they navigate and cope with pregnancy and infant loss.</p> <p>Dawn and her husband tried for their third child for years. They got pregnant in 2013, but suffered a miscarriage at 8 weeks. Four years later, they were pregnant again. After 12 weeks, they were so excited to finally welcome their long-awaited baby. At 13 weeks, however, they received a terminal diagnosis of Trisomy 18. Dawn carried their son for the next 20 weeks, not knowing when he would pass away. She started a blog to chronicle her family's journey, and she is also working on a book to share their story.</p> <p>Topics Discussed: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), infertility, Trisomy 18, stillbirth, grief, coping with loss</p> <p>CONNECT WITH DAWN-<br /> <a href="http://dawnbyington.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">dawnbyington.com</a><br /> <a href="http://instagram.com/dawnbyington" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">instagram.com/dawnbyington</a><br /> <a href="http://facebook.com/dawnbyington" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">facebook.com/dawnbyington</a></p> <p>MISCARRIAGE HOPE DESK RESOURCES-<br /> Miscarriage Hope Desk aims to help women struggling miscarriage, pregnancy loss and recurrent miscarriages (RPL), by providing the following resources-<br /> - Library of Articles, found here- <a href= "https://miscarriagehopedesk.com/library/understanding-why/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://miscarriagehopedesk.com/library/understanding-why/</a><br /> - Instagram Community- <a href= "https://instagram.com/miscarriagehopedesk" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://instagram.com/miscarriagehopedesk</a><br /> - Facebook Community- <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/1617075958466247/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1617075958466247/</a><br /> - Free Miscarriage Lab Checklist- <a href= "https://miscarriagehopedesk.com